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The last thing Trot remembered was an ear splitting explosion, a / terrible tumble through a dark tunnel, a terrific splash and the / sudden shock of finding herself under water. Choking and spluttering / the little girl struck out valiantly. As she did, two wet arms clasped / themselves 'round her waist and she felt herself being borne swiftly / upward. Next instant the warm sun was shining on her face and, opening / her eyes, Trot found herself on the surface of Lake Orizon. Supporting / her with one arm, Orpah was swimming steadily toward a rocky beach. / Blinking and gasping, for she had swallowed a dreadful dose of salt / water, the little girl tried to look for her friends. But there was no / sign of Benny or the Scarecrow, nor of the jeweled islands she had seen / before the bird-man dropped her in Quiberon's cave.
Too exhausted to ask questions, Trot let the old mer-man tow her / ashore. As it grew shallower, he lifted her in his arms and set her on / a high rock out of the reach of the tide.